http://www.mail.com/people/28662-mahmoud-abbas.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28662-mahmoud-abbas.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. "Good faith talks must get going," Abdullah told the opening of a two-day meeting of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum on the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. He pointe... Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html 2013-05-25T11:23:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107644-kerrys-focus-peace-talks-settlements.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations. Explaining part of the str... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107644-kerrys-focus-peace-talks-settlements.html 2013-05-24T12:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104732-us-israel-raise-hopes-mideast-peace-restart.html JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. As they met in Jerusalem, Kerry praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104732-us-israel-raise-hopes-mideast-peace-restart.html 2013-05-23T17:12:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. Finance Minister Yair Lapid's assessment, delivered in a published interview Sunday just days before the arrival of U.S... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html 2013-05-19T18:32:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank clashing with Israeli security forces. Every May 15, Palestinians hold rallies to commemorate the "nakba," or "catastrophe" — the term the... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html 2013-05-15T16:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075988-palestinians-chose-president-reality-tv.html BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians haven't elected a president since 2005, but now they are finally getting a chance to do so — virtually — thanks to a hit reality TV show. "The President" is broadcast weekly on Maan TV, a popular independent Palestinian TV station. It offers contestants a chance to address the Palestinian people on what they wo... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:02:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075988-palestinians-chose-president-reality-tv.html 2013-05-10T20:02:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073646-israel-moving-ahead-with-settler-housing.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has given preliminary approval to build nearly 300 housing units in a West Bank settlement, a spokesman said Thursday, bringing a Palestinian rebuke and possibly complicating U.S. efforts to relaunch Mideast peace talks. The approval came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israel's chief negotiator in Rome. The negotiat... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:32:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073646-israel-moving-ahead-with-settler-housing.html 2013-05-09T12:32:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html 2013-05-08T20:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071244-kerry-to-return-effort-mideast-peace.html ROME (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he would depart in two weeks on another trip to the Middle East to push peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli peace negotiator Tzipi Livni, Kerry said he'd depart on his fourth trip to the Jewish state as America's top diplomat around May 21 or 22. He wil... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:10:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071244-kerry-to-return-effort-mideast-peace.html 2013-05-08T14:10:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070912-china-greets-israeli-prime-minister-beijing.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Beijing on Wednesday as China tries to bring its growing international influence to an area where it has had little impact — the Middle East peace process. Greeting the Israeli leader at the Great Hall of the People, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made no direct mention of hi... Wed, 08 May 2013 11:09:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070912-china-greets-israeli-prime-minister-beijing.html 2013-05-08T11:09:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070094-netanyahu-jewish-people-capable-defense.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a Shanghai neighborhood where European Jews found refuge during World War II, saying Israel's strong military would ensure they would never again have to seek such protection from others. Netanyahu's visit to China's eastern financial hub on Tuesday followed Israel's weekend airstrike on a ... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:43:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070094-netanyahu-jewish-people-capable-defense.html 2013-05-08T00:43:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068158-israel-groups-pm-halts-settlement-building.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stopped approving new construction in West Bank settlements, two prominent Israeli activist groups said Tuesday, in what could be an attempt to clear the way for renewed peace talks with the Palestinians. Anti-settlement group Peace Now, which monitors all new Israeli settlement construction, said Net... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:39:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068158-israel-groups-pm-halts-settlement-building.html 2013-05-07T14:39:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065750-china-hosting-palestinian-israeli-leaders.html BEIJING (AP) — China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a visit to the eastern financial hub of Shanghai. Ne... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:45:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065750-china-hosting-palestinian-israeli-leaders.html 2013-05-06T16:45:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058274-lebanon-main-suspect-2011-kidnapping-arrested.html BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces have arrested the main suspect in the 2011 kidnapping of seven Estonian tourists and the more recent abduction of a Lebanese citizen that led to a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings in areas near the Syrian border, police officials said Thursday. The officials said Hussein Hojeiri was detained two days ago in the eastern Bekaa V... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:15:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058274-lebanon-main-suspect-2011-kidnapping-arrested.html 2013-05-02T18:15:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052810-israeli-airstrike-gaza-kills-1-palestinian.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcycle in Gaza on Tuesday, killing a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group who had been involved in a recent rocket attack on southern Israel. It was the first deadly airstrike in Gaza since a truce was reached with Palestinian militants last November, and is the most serious te... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052810-israeli-airstrike-gaza-kills-1-palestinian.html 2013-04-30T16:02:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052290-arabs-soften-stance-israels-final-borders.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Arab countries endorsed a Mideast peace plan Monday that would allow for small shifts in Israel's 1967 border, moving them closer to President Barack Obama's two-state vision. Speaking on behalf of an Arab League delegation to Washington, Qatari Prime Minister Sheik Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani called for an agreement between Israel and a f... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:19:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052290-arabs-soften-stance-israels-final-borders.html 2013-04-30T00:19:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037288-israel-turkey-find-way-forward-flotilla-money.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a step toward restoring ties, former allies Turkey and Israel agreed Monday on the "methods and principles" of working out compensation payments for the victims of a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Turkey's deputy prime minister said. Eight Turks and one Turkish-American were killed and several other pro-Pal... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:14:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037288-israel-turkey-find-way-forward-flotilla-money.html 2013-04-22T18:14:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034360-kerry-pushes-turkey-israel-rapprochement.html ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Turkey to speed up and cement an American-brokered rapprochement with Israel, and he explored with Palestinian officials new ways to relaunch Mideast peace efforts. Kerry tried to advance those second-term foreign policy priorities for President Barack Obama in meetings with Turkey's forei... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034360-kerry-pushes-turkey-israel-rapprochement.html 2013-04-21T19:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026420-palestinians-seeking-statehood-to-high-tech.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians are turning to their fledgling high-tech sector as they lay the groundwork for a future state, saying the unique hardships of life in the West Bank have fostered a creative spirit conducive to the world of startups. Dozens of high-tech hopefuls recently competed for the honor of having the best business idea at the ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:52:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026420-palestinians-seeking-statehood-to-high-tech.html 2013-04-17T20:52:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025112-outgoing-palestinian-premier-pleads-unity.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The outgoing Palestinian prime minister is urging for new elections and says it's the only way to heal a bitter rift between the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In a farewell speech broadcast on the local radio on Wednesday, Salam Fayyad says elections would reunite the Palestinians. The Hamas militant group controls the Gaza Strip, w... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:19:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025112-outgoing-palestinian-premier-pleads-unity.html 2013-04-17T09:19:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018456-kerry-hopes-palestinian-pm-work-with-us.html TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he hoped the Palestinians pick a new prime minister who can work with the United States and "establish confidence" so that Mideast peace can advance. Speaking to journalists in Tokyo, Kerry praised Salaam Fayyad, who until resigning Saturday as prime minister was seen as one of the Palestinians' ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:49:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018456-kerry-hopes-palestinian-pm-work-with-us.html 2013-04-14T13:49:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012416-palestinian-pm-offered-resignation-officials.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has offered to resign because of an increasingly bitter dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas over the extent of his authority, officials said Thursday. Abbas has not responded to Fayyad, who enjoys the support of the international community, particularly the United States. It's not clear i... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012416-palestinian-pm-offered-resignation-officials.html 2013-04-11T08:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010994-analysis-hamas-wants-bigger-regional-role.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has set an ambitious agenda for his new term, seeking to transform his Islamic militant movement that rules Gaza into a widely recognized political force, but without making concessions toward Israel needed for international acceptance. Re-elected last week, Mashaal will try to deepen ties with regio... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010994-analysis-hamas-wants-bigger-regional-role.html 2013-04-10T18:34:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004756-kerry-new-ambitious-mideast-peace-push.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry worked Monday to corral Israeli and Palestinian leaders into a new and ambitious peace process that includes reviving parts of a long-dormant plan embraced by the Arab world a decade ago, officials said. The 2002 initiative that Kerry wants to revive parts of would have provided Israel recognition throughout ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:57:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004756-kerry-new-ambitious-mideast-peace-push.html 2013-04-08T18:57:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003768-hamas-shaves-heads-gaza-youths-with-long-hair.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Police in Hamas-ruled Gaza have started grabbing young men with long or gel-styled spiky hair off the streets, bundling them into jeeps, mocking them and shaving their heads, two of those targeted and a rights group said Sunday. It is the latest sign that the Islamic militants are imposing their strict practices on the populat... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:32:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003768-hamas-shaves-heads-gaza-youths-with-long-hair.html 2013-04-07T22:32:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003944-decade-old-mideast-peace-plan-re-emerges.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A dormant, decade-old Mideast peace plan has suddenly emerged as a possible key to breaking years of deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians. A top Palestinian official said Sunday that the visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed interest in reviving the so-called Arab Peace Initiative, a 2002 plan in which the Arab... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:25:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003944-decade-old-mideast-peace-plan-re-emerges.html 2013-04-07T19:25:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1999852-op-ed-stirs-row-palestinian-rock-throwing.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A newspaper op-ed piece by an Israeli writer has revived an emotional debate surrounding Israel's 45-year rule over the West Bank and east Jerusalem: Do Palestinians who throw rocks at Israelis exercise a "birthright" of resisting military occupation, as the author argued? Or is stone-throwing an indefensible act of violence? The heated a... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1999852-op-ed-stirs-row-palestinian-rock-throwing.html 2013-04-05T06:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997200-thousands-palestinians-protest-west-bank.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of outraged Palestinians took to the streets of the West Bank on Thursday, joining funeral processions and demonstrations after two protesters were killed by Israeli troops and a Palestinian prisoner died of cancer in Israeli custody. The unrest clouded an upcoming visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and underscored the ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:24:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997200-thousands-palestinians-protest-west-bank.html 2013-04-04T21:24:41Z